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Pioneer Bluffs selects Rogler as new director

John Rogler has been selected as the new executive director of Pioneer Bluffs, the Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage.

Giovannie and the Hired Hands will perform Saturday, June 20 during Washunga Days at the Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater.

Giovannie and The Hired Guns to take stage June 20

Giovannie and the Hired Hands take the Washunga Days Amphitheater stage on Saturday, June 20, performing between The Highway and Austin Snell.

I cast my net ‘tween the old Katy line and the remains of an elm tree. From the mission’s stone walls to tales of last chances, you may find trace of me.

$1.775 million awarded to Morris County for bridge

Morris County is being awarded $1,775,000 to replace a bridge 4.9 miles west of White City, bringing welcome news for a long-needed infrastructure project.

Dallas Pryor to headline during Free Community Night, Friday, June 19

Dallas Pryor will headline the live music at the street dance on North Neosho for Washunga Day’s free Community Night on Friday, June 19.

COMMUNITY NIGHT OPENING ACT -- Bound & Determined will be the opening act Friday, June 19, on Neosho Street during the Washunga Days Free Community Night. The activities begin at 6 p.m.

Community Night to feature Bound & Determined

Bound & Determined, one of two live music acts scheduled for the free Community Night celebration during Washunga Days, will perform Friday, June 19, on North Neosho Street, just north of Main Street in Council Grove. The evening’s activities...

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SENIOR SALUTE

Gayla Morgan

Gayla Morgan is someone you should know.

By Jan Koepke

Pioneer Bluffs selects Rogler as new director

John Rogler has been selected as the new executive director of Pioneer Bluffs, the Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage.

“It feels like coming home,” he said.

Giovannie and The Hired Guns to take stage June 20

Giovannie and the Hired Hands take the Washunga Days Amphitheater stage on Saturday, June 20, performing between The Highway and Austin Snell.

Obituaries

Evelyn Belen Landez

Evelyn Belen Landez, 76, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2026, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, surrounded by family.

Eula Marie Barrett

Eula Marie Barrett, age 99, passed away peacefully at her home east of Cottonwood Falls on June 3, 2026.

Toni Marie Peterson

Toni Marie Peterson, 66, died May 31, 2026. She was born April 26, 1960, in Emporia, to Charles and Barbara (Beardmore) Sisson.

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